As consumers, we make countless purchasing decisions daily. Moreover, we are often limited by the options companies provide. It becomes challenging to find environmentally-responsible alternatives. A newly-developed packaging company, however, is changing the entire landscape of single-use plastic. Their zero-plastic bottles can be used for countless everyday products. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Choose Packaging, based out of Edinburgh, […]
Norwegian electric vehicle maker Fresco Motors announced plans for their energy-positive corporate campus. Fresco Campus will be powered by solar and wind. It hopes to become one of the world’s most energy-positive facilities. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos However, Fresco Motors is still considering locations for their new facility. The company will locate the campus in any country that […]
If there is one word that embraces the idea of sustainability better than any other it has to be quality. It’s a simple concept, especially considering the traditional ways products were made to last prior to humanity slipping into a wasteful throwaway culture. Studio Seitz puts the concept of quality at the center of its mission statement. As a result, […]
Recycling helps us reduce waste and reuse valuable resources. By minimizing the need to extract or mine new materials as well as the waste we send to landfills, recycling helps lower greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Understanding how the recycling process works and how recycling workers do their jobs can help consumers recycle better — and protect […]
For more than four decades, Kokoró Mekranotire has watched with dismay as outsiders have laid waste to ever-larger swaths of his Kayapó homeland. Loggers, gold miners, farmers, and land grabbers have streamed illegally into and around the Indigenous territory, a 40,000-square-mile expanse of forest the size of South Korea. The patch of forest where Mekranotire used to collect Brazil nuts […]
Sure, you want to ditch the pesticides and grow healthy, organic produce in your home garden. But when bugs and other critters start taking over, it’s tough not to reach for the spray bottle to keep them at bay. Resist the urge, and utilize one of the many all-natural methods for deterring garden pests. For the inside scoop, Earth911 sat […]
Do you think about the waste that a product will create before you make a purchase? This is precycling, the step you make before recycling — it helps you avoid waste in the first place. Consider these questions before you make a purchase and you’ll be on your way to effective precycling: Is a product made from recycled materials? Is the […]
Sitting adjacent to the sea on the Southwest Coast of Portugal, this vacation home for a Lisbon family takes advantage of the natural surroundings. The design embraces indoor-outdoor living. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Positioned alongside Costa Vicentina Natural Park on a strip of land that ends at the sea, this home takes its inspiration from natural elements. Although […]
During a time of mass exodus from urban areas and renewed interest in rural housing locations, Sunflower Village offers a sustainable construction solution and a sense of community. This design concept outlines a clean and efficient housing development created with 3D printing. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Sunflower Village is the brainchild of architect Valentino Gareri, Steve Lastro of […]
Conservation groups have decried wildlife killings spearheaded by the U.S. federal government. In 2021, the Wildlife Services department killed over 1.75 million animals across the country, at a rate of about 200 animals per hour. Both invasive and native species were targeted in the killings. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Last year alone, Wildlife Services killed 404,538 native animals. […]